Steve

Steve was sitting in his room, at his desk. He was drawing and he had five crumpled papers on the floor and six on the desk. He was sketching the sun and the pond and the brilliant orange color. He drew a path, giving it incredible detail. He drew the trees across the pond and then the tops of the skyscrapers. The center of the picture was a bench with two people on it. One was wearing a navy blue jacket while the other was wearing a black leather jacket. The man had his arms around the girl and her head was resting on his shoulder. He drew it from a view from behind them so the sunset gave the sketch a sense of peace and beauty.

He spent all night on it, he was finishing the hair of the woman and he put down his materials and looked at his work. It represented the memory well and it looked like you could actually be there. Steve smiled pleased with his hard work. He closed the sketch book and he left it on the desk and he stood up. He walked over to the mirror and he noticed that he was growing a beard. He scratched it and he felt it could work, for now. Steve went to the bathroom and he turned on the shower and he closed the door.

After the hot shower and a nap Steve was getting dressed. He looked at the clock; 9:18 am. Steve smirked and he put on a white shirt that was less hugging than the ones he wore for working out. He put on dark tan cargo pants and wore his black running shoes. He looked at himself in the mirror and he smirked.

It had been three days since the evening in the park with Natasha. Steve could remember the scent of her hair and he felt like he was back on the bench. His memory was able to take any moment and he could draw it in incredible detail. It is the only thing that wasn't the effects of the serum, it was something he was born with and he took pride in it. He walked out of his room and down the hall. He walked past a room which was open. He glanced inside it as he walked past and he saw Bruce meditating. Steve kept walking, he went to the stairway.

He walked down the stairs and he was in the living area. He made his way to the kitchen and he looked in the fridge and found eggs, bacon, and potatoes. He turned on the stove and he grabbed the pans and placed them on the stove. He took out a butter knife and he scooped up some and placed it on the pans. Letting them melt he started to shred the potatoes to make hash browns. He placed the bacon down on the pan and they sizzled and they instantly smelled delicious. He cracked open four eggs and placed them onto the pan making sunny side up. He smiled and he stood in the moment and he smelled all the aromas and his mouth began to water.

After the food was done he placed the eggs on a huge plate and he took the five strips of bacon and laid them down as well. He placed the hash browns next and he grabbed two forks for a reason that happened every morning. He sat down at the bar and placed the plate in front of him and grabbed two normal sized plates and placed them in the only two seats at the bar. He took a seat and he used the spatula to scoop up two eggs and three bacon strips and over half of the hash browns. He started to eat when he heard foot steps behind him.

"Morning" Steve said putting egg in his mouth.

"Mm, smells good" Natasha said taking a seat and getting her own food.

"Coffee will be done in a few minutes" Steve aid

"I knew there is a reason why I wake up so early" she said eating her hash browns

"I hope I got your portions right" Steve said finishing his first egg and starting on his second.

"You did, like the other thousand times you do this" Natasha said smiling

Steve looked at her, she was dressed and her hair was perfect not a strand out of place. He smiled at her and he went back to eating. Natasha finished her hash browns and then ate her eggs. Steve got up and poured two cups of coffee.

"Here try this" Steve said bringing the cups over

Natasha looked at the coffee that Steve placed in front of her.

"What, it's just coffee"

"I've been working on a mixture, hope you like it" Steve said sipping his coffee

"Using me as a genie pig huh Rogers" Natasha said taking the cup in her hands.

She blew on it and she took a sip, then a sip became a few more than she was drinking it in gulps. She put the cup down and she looked at Steve who was staring at her.

"Like it?" he asked smirking

"That was the best cup of coffee I have ever had, what did you do to it?"

"Take it as the Rogers secret mixture for coffee" He said taking another sip

Natasha was staring at his cup, she wanted more.

"You want the rest of my coffee?" Steve asked

"No, unless you don't want it" Natasha said like a child asking for something

Steve smirked and gave her his full cup of coffee he had only taken two sips of it. Natasha grabbed it and drank it.

"Well now I know you like my coffee"

"Like it? I love it" Natasha said finishing the cup.

Steve smiled and took their plates and put them in the sink. He walked towards the couch and took a seat. Natasha slowly stood and went to go sit next to him. She took a seat and she laid her head back on the cushion. She was closer to him than usual and her foot was touching his right calf. She knew she was getting closer to failing her goal, but a part of her didn't care. She just wanted to be close to Steve, he seemed not to notice. She felt safer with him and her mind always went to a peaceful place when she was with him.

She hadn't had a nightmare in four days and that would be something to celebrate for her at least. She could smell spearmint and she stared at his arms which were beautifully toned and were defined. She scanned him from head to toe and she wasn't going to stop herself either. She was just admiring a piece of art, beautiful, gorgeous art.

Steve could feel those emerald eyes on him and he felt warm and his mouth got dry. He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. He stared at her eyes occasionally but his eyes slowly made their way down her body. He wanted to soak in every moment he looked and he felt warm and full of desire. He felt his pulse quicken and he tried to look normal trying not to give himself away. A voice brought them both out of their guilty stares.

"Hey red, Cap" Stark said

Steve without even looking back at him "What do you have planned Stark?"

"Oh nothing, just a party!"

"Its nine o'clock in the morning" Natasha protested

"Well its later tonight and Cap I have a group of girls who would love to see you"

"Stark, for god sake if they are models"

"They are, what are you gonna do, say no?"

"Yes" Steve said

"Man just choose a side" Stark said

"If you say that I'm gay Stark you will be regretting it for the rest of your life when you are talking in a soprano voice for the rest of your life." Steve threatened

At that note Stark walked away in a hurry, not wanting to piss him off any more than he already was. Steve smirked and chuckled.

"You pulled, a me" Natasha said surprised

"I learned from the best" Steve said

Natasha blushed at his words and she gently punched him in the shoulder.

Clint

Clint was standing in the shooting range, to the far right was the archery range. Clint was aiming at the target and he let the arrow go and it flew into the center. Clint smirked and then fired a blitz shot and it went through the first arrow making the two half's fall to the floor. He smiled at his good work. He continued to fire and every time he hit the arrow in its place. He was about to be done when the doors opened.

"Legolas" Stark said

"I told you not to call me that" Clint said firing another arrow.

"Ok Katniss"

"That's worse" Clint said grabbing another arrow and put it on the string.

"Ok joking aside, I am having a party tonight"

"Stark, please do not tell me that you invited every model in New York."

"No, just New York and L. A. now aren't you excited or what?"

"Stark any other day I would be, but Cap is going to kill you"

"I already told him"

Clint looked at him in surprise "Wait, you said a group of girls didn't you?"

"How'd you know?"

"But now it's going to be every model from New York and L.A. Cap is really going to kill you."

"Come on Clint, don't tell him"

"And what if I don't?"

"I will introduce you to a few models"

"Drive a hard bargain Mr. Stark" Clint said shaking Tony's hand

"Good, now it is time to see if Cap and red are together"

Clint's eyes widened "That's why you're doing this?"

"Yep, if every woman is crawling over Cap, it will be fun to see red's reaction."

"If in was a rational thinking man I would tell them, but it would be fun to see"

"Awesome now this stays between us" Stark said walking back towards the door.

"Now we just have to make sure Nat doesn't kill any of them"

Stark's face turned from amusement to nervousness "I didn't plan on that?" Stark said leaving Clint by himself again.

Clint chuckled and he fired another arrow and he put his bow back and he gathered the broken arrows.

Steve

Later that day…

Steve walked into his room to see a tuxedo on his bed. He walked over and there was a note on it. He grabbed it and read it.

Cap, hope you like it, because the girls are going to.

-Stark

Steve rolled his eyes but he was going to wear it anyway. It may draw Nat's attention to and maybe she could save him from the mob of hungry women that he was sure was going to be all over him tonight. Either way, Steve was not going to have a good time. He went and took a shower and he enjoyed the warmth and he stepped out and dried himself.

Steve looked at himself in the mirror and he touched his facial hair that was getting longer. He grabbed a razor and began shaving it off. After he was done he slashed some water on his face and he enjoyed the freedom of no facial hair and the irritation. He went to his bed and he started to put on the tuxedo.

It fitted him perfectly and he was looking good, he looked at himself in the mirror and he liked it. He had his hair back like before when he took down S.H.E.I.L.D. He walked toward his window that let him see the beautiful view of New York. The sun was going down and he could see down towards the ground at the base of the tower and it seemed like an angry mob gathered, Stark's party guests.

Steve sighed at the sight, here we go. He walked toward his door and he opened it and walked down to the living area and it was decorated and there was music getting ready. He took a deep breath and took a seat in a chair that led towards the kitchen and it was out of the way.

Natasha

Natasha was wearing a long black dress and it had a low back. She had her hair slightly done but not too different from her regular look. She put on red lipstick and she looked at herself in the mirror. Any man would faint at the sight of her, and she smirked at the idea. She grabbed a pistol and put it around her thigh well hidden from the dress which had a long opening for one of her legs to show on occasion. She did this out of instinct and she hid a knife on her other one. She looked at herself in the mirror again and she smiled her best smile and she walked towards the door.

The music was already playing and there was already people everywhere. Natasha spotted Thor with Jane and he was is a tuxedo. She found Bruce who was staying to a secluded corner. Clint was talking to five different models. She smirked and shook her head at him. She saw Pepper next to Stark and they were dancing. The one person she couldn't find was Steve. She walked into the party area and almost every head turned to look at her. Even some women were looking at her, Natasha hid her smile and she walked past a man who was still in shock.

Steve

He was able to avoid the models for about ten minutes before they all had him cornered at the couch. He was being forced to sit down on the couch because they were all around him and talking at the same time. He landed on the couch and they all sat down or tried to and they had their hands all over him. He was like cat nip to women.

Stark and Clint noticed the sight and they couldn't help but laugh.

Steve was blushing and one of the women put her hand on his face and he looked at her. She put her other hand on his thigh. Steve felt his heart begin to hammer in his chest. The woman kept moving her hand up his thigh. Steve looked around worried and seeing if anyone would help him. The woman's hand grabbed him and his eyes widened and he stood up. He put his hands up in defense as they seemed not to be disappointed. They all stood up and walked towards him. Steve felt utter panic come to his mind.

Natasha

Natasha noticed a large group of women around the couch. She made a good guess that was where Steve was. She walked over to the best view of the couch. She saw Steve sitting on the couch surrounded by hungry women. She saw one of them put her hand on Steve's face and her other on his thigh. Natasha felt something within her awaken. She felt angry, almost jealous. She watched as the woman moved her hand up his leg and grabbed him. She saw Steve's eye widen and he stood up with his hands up in defense.

Natasha had seen enough when the women all stood up and kept going after him. She walked up in anger but she stopped the feeling and she put on her best smile. Steve backed up and stopped.

Steve

Steve began to back up and then a hand on his shoulder stopped him. Another model, for god sakes couldn't honestly see that he wasn't complying. He felt the hand move across his shoulder went down his pectoral muscle. Then he saw red hair and green eyes.

"Honey what are you up to?" he asked in a fake voice, but Steve new it was fake anyone else would have taken it seriously.

The models stopped in their place and they looked at Natasha as she went up her tippy toes and kissed Steve's cheek.

"Ugh he's taken" One of them said disappointed and they all walked away.

Steve looked at Natasha and he felt his panic level lower. His eyes went wide when he looked at her dress and then at her eyes. She smirked and took her hand off of him.

"You're welcome" She said walking away.

Steve smiled and he waited to see where she was going and she walked out onto an empty balcony. He took in a breath and he followed. Every step closer to the balcony, his heart rate increased. He made it to the balcony and he walked up beside her and he leaned on the railing like she was. Natasha glanced at him and her legs felt weak and her stomach fluttered by how close he was.

"You shaved" she said

"Yeah it's just not me" Steve said rubbing his now smooth skin.

Natasha looked at him and her mouth became dry. She stared at his eyes and she felt her stomach flutter again.

"Thank you for saving me back there" Steve said

"No problem, it's what partners do"

Steve nodded and he smiled and looked at the view, he glanced at her back and he felt his ears become warm. He was worshiping her with his eyes and he wanted to touch her but he held back the urge.

Natasha could feel him staring and she almost smiled at it. She was completely failing her goal she set out to do, not to fall for Steve. She felt her heart begin to quicken and her face became warm.

"Some party huh" Steve said

"Yeah some party" Natasha said

"Nat" Steve said softly

"What?"

"You look beautiful" he said looking at her while he said it staring right into her eyes.

She felt her legs feel weak and she almost gasped at what he said. No one had ever called her beautiful. She always got remarks from men with the words sexy, gorgeous, hot, or on rare occasions smoking. But never beautiful. She looked right back at him and she stared at his blue eyes. She could lose herself in those eyes and she could smell spearmint and she felt her skin become warm.

They both looked at each other and they stood and faced one another and He put his hand on her face; she shuttered at his touch. Her hand went to his arm and they stared at each other's eyes not blinking but staying in each other's gaze. Their faces came close and their foreheads touched. Steve's heart was beating a mile a minute and Natasha felt warm and she wanted to take him right there. Steve rubbed his thumb down her cheek the he rubbed her ear and she let out a breath. And their lips came closer together and they were about to meet when gunfire drew them apart.

The party stopped and bullets hailed their way through the crowd sending blood everywhere. Steve moved Natasha out of the way of the bullets and one caught him in the arm. He had his hands on her arms as they were taking cover from the gunfire. He let go of her and she pulled out a gun from her thigh and Steve looked at her.

"What, you never know"

In the current situation Steve didn't ask and was grateful that her instincts were present.

"Steve cane you tip the dress?"

"What?"

"Rip the dress from above the knees, I need to be able to move"

"Yeah" Steve said nodding and he tore the dress mid-thigh so her legs could be free to maneuver.

She nodded at him and handed him the knife from her other thigh. Steve took it hesitant. He held it in his hand and the blade was warm. He brushed his emotions aside and focused on the task at hand. Steve peeked out of the cover to see who were attacking.

"It's Hydra" Steve said

"How did they get in?"

"I don't know, but my shield is in my room, do you think you can cover me?"

"Think? I can" Natasha said cocking the pistol

"Two of them are coming" Steve said

They both hugged the wall and two soldiers walked past and they were about to turn around and Steve jumped one of them with the knife slicing the man's throat. The other one looked in alarm and aimed. Natasha fired twice hitting him in the chest then the head. Steve nodded and he looked again.

"It clear"

"On my mark" she said

Natasha mouthed one, two, and three, mark.

Steve came out of cover and he ran towards the stair way and one of the men tried to stop him. Steve blocked a punch and he stabbed him in the ribs then kicked him sending him across the room. Natasha came out firing and got any of them who tried to take Steve out from a distance. A hand grabbed Natasha's hair and she grabbed the man's arm and snapped it and brought her foot around and kicked him into a chair. She reloaded a magazine and she fired killing two more soldiers.

Steve made it to the stairs and he ran up them and went into his room. Two soldiers were in there and Steve kicked one of them sending them into the wall and he fell to the floor groaning. The other fired and a bullet grazed Steve across the ribs and Steve grunted and threw the knife into the man's throat sending blood onto the wall. Steve removed his jacket and dress shirt on a blue shirt and he grabbed his shield. He ran out into the hallway and hit another soldier with the shield sending him across the hallway and smacking into a glass case.

Steve returned to the living area and saw Natasha jumping onto one of them and she snapped his neck with her legs and threw him to the ground landing on her feet. She ran at another one and he was standing near the coffee table which had an opening under it. The man turned at her and fired. Natasha was too quick and she went down on her knees and slid under the table with her head back and she came back up and hit the man low and then snapped his neck as he leaned downward.

Two other soldier came at her.

"Nat!" Steve said tossing the knife to her.

She caught it and she slid and stabbed one in the inner thigh and as he leaned forward exclaiming in pain she stabbed him in the throat. Steve threw his shield at the other and it hit him sending him across the room with a broken sternum. The shield hit the wall and came back at Steve.

Clint fired an arrow and it hit a man in the eye. He leaped over the island in the kitchen and caught one of the other men with his bow and pulled crushing the man larynx. He fell to the floor choking. Thor hit one with his hammer and the man flew out of the window. Steve dodged incoming fire and rolled and threw his shield. Hitting another soldier. The shield hit the fridge and stuck into it. Steve ran another man and tackled him taking him off his feet and they flew over the couch and landed on the table smashing it.

A shotgun fired and it hit the ceiling and everyone looked. Steve punch the man on the ground in the face fracturing his skull. Steve stood up and walked forward and stopped when the man with the shotgun aimed it at him. The man was wearing a Hydra helmet with a face covering.

"Captain" he said with a German accent

Tony stood with a gun pointed at his head and Bruce had one pointed at his gut.

"I don't think you want to lose another friend" the man said

"What do you want?" Steve asked

"What I've wanted all along, world domination"

Rumlow was holding the gun to Bruce's gut. Tony had a bloody lip and his nose was bleeding.

"Captain, you surround yourself with unequal teammates. Why should a superior man fight with unfit teammates?"

"Hey Cap?" Tony asked

The soldier smacked him across the face but the man put up a hand. "Let him speak"

Tony spit blood out onto the floor "I was just wondering, did you like the party?"

"It could have been better" Steve said

Tony chuckled and he looked at the man "That's all"

The man sighed annoyed "Sad such a brain was wasted on bad character" the man said

"Who are you?" Clint asked having his bow still aimed

"Agent Barton, your reputation precedes you" then man said

"Are we here to socialize or to kill each other?" Rumlow asked

"Patience Mr. Bones, Captain you hide your greatness, while I wear it proudly. Do you think you can fight us and each other?"

"What do you mean by that?" Steve asked almost worried.

"This" the man said and he turned towards Stark and grabbed his arc reactor and twisted it and pulled it out.

Tony groaned in pain and his face turned white and he fell to the floor.

"Stark!" Steve exclaimed

Tony grumbled from the floor "That hurts oh there it is, feeling the shrapnel" Tony said coughing

Rumlow grinned and shot Bruce in the stomach making him fall to the ground groaning in pain. Rumlow and the man walked away and they left leaving with Tony's arc reactor.

They all rushed forward, Clint slid next to Stark.

"You" Clint said angry

"Hey Legolas help me to my lab" Tony said sweating profusely

Clint pulled Stark to his feet and put his arm around him and started heading towards Tony's lab. Steve went to Bruce and he hit him away. He groaned and he looked up and his eyes glowed green.

"Run" he groaned in pain and he yelled in pain and his bones began to grow. His skin turned green and he screamed in pain and be began to rip through his clothing.

Steve and Natasha back off while Thor stood with his hammer ready. Bruce grunted and he stood up and held his chest and he leaned against the wall and he turned into the Hulk with no control and Hulk hit the wall smashing a chunk of it. He roared and it echoed throughout the tower and the streets below. He looked at Steve, Natasha, and Thor and ran at them. Steve tackled Natasha out of the way and Thor hit Hulk with his hammer and it sent him into the ceiling breaking through and flew out of the building and landed on the roof.

Thor twirled his hammer and aimed it at the gaping hole in the ceiling and he flew up towards the roof. Steve stood help Natasha up.

"That isn't good, go help Clint with Stark. I'll help Thor"

"Steve you can't go up against Bruce" Natasha said concerned

"Thor needs help and so does Stark go, I'll be ok" Steve said

Natasha hesitate to leave Steve

"Go" Steve ordered and she left

Steve walked over to the fridge and pulled out his shield and he ran towards the stairway that led to the roof.